Ingredients
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Cookies
- 2 ripe bananas mashed
- 16.5 ounce spice cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp. flour
Glaze
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. warm water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together mashed bananas, cake mix, eggs, and flour until smooth. Dough will be very soft.
- Scoop dough with a medium disher or heaping tablespoon onto baking sheets lined with silicone mats or parchment paper. Space cookies at least 1 1/2″ apart.
- Bake in preheated oven for 13 minutes or until just starting to brown around the edges. Remove and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before carefully transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- When cookies are cooled, you can prepare the glaze. (It firms up quickly, so don’t make it until you are ready to use it.) Vigorously stir together sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and water until glaze is spreadable. (You can add additional sugar or water about 1 tsp. at a time if you find the glaze to be too thick or thin.)
- Use a silicone brush to lightly brush about 2 tsp. glaze over the top of each cookie. If you do not have a brush, you can drop glaze on top of each cookie and spread with the back of a spoon. (I do this step with wax paper under the wire rack to make cleanup easy.)
- Allow cookies to stand for 30-60 minutes to allow glaze to harden. To store, place parchment paper between stacked cookies to avoid sticking. Best eaten within 2-3 days.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dessert
28 comments
These cookies look amazing! The only problem is I live in the uk so cannot get the cake mix. What can I use instead to make these?
Hi, Sue. I haven’t tried a made-from-scratch version of these cookies yet, but you might like something like this recipe. This is for white cake, but you could add spices, like 1 tsp. each of cinnamon and ginger. It probably wouldn’t taste quite the same as my original version, but it would probably still be pretty darn good! Good luck :)
Thank you so much for that. I am SO going to make these :-)
Regards
Susan
I hope you like them, Susan! Thanks for your visit :)
Cookies do make everything better! Love cake mix cookies. These look deeeelicious. :)
Thank you, Tina! These don’t have chocolate, so I’m sure they can’t be as good as yours :)
I’m happy and sad that the holidays are over as well – I think this year just zoomed by. These cookies would definitely brighten my spirits up. They look delicious and love how simple they are to make and the glaze sounds amazing :)
Thank you, Kelly! Yes, this year went by so fast!
Your cookies look fantastic and I’m a fan of soft cookies…. I know my Mr would love these also!
Thank you, Deb! Gloria made them tonight, and she said her husband was a big fan :)
These soft, thick cookies with that lovely glaze look just delicious, Andi! I love how simple they are, too!
Thank you, Marcie!!
Oh wow, Andi, these look delicious and so healthy too! I love anything with banana in it so I’m sold. Such lovely photography too! Have a great Wednesday.
Thank you, Robyn! I hope you are having a good week :)
I’m feeling exhausted to be honest. Not happy I’m starting the yearbooks tired. But I’m chugging along lol! These cookies look so delicious it’s dangerous.
Thank you, Zainab! They aren’t too dangerous since they are at least pretty low in fat. Let’s just not talk about the sugar content, OK? ;) I hope you get a chance to rest soon!
These look fantastic! I am a nut for anything spiced flavored!!
Thank you, Nancy! Speaking of nuts, these would be good with walnuts stirred in too :)
Cookies are the best in January! It kind of feels good to not have all the hustle bustle with the eventful holidays. But, I was sad that it all went by so fast. But, you’re right… it’ll be here before we know it!
Believe it or not, I actually have the cake mix in the pantry and black bananas on the counter…so ready to make these for the kiddos after school! Printing off..and pinning!
Let me know how you like them, Gloria! I loved them, but they do need to be eaten pretty quickly or else the glaze goes soft (but still totally edible of course).
So, of course I had to make these right away …and they turned out amazingly! My main taste tester (the not so sweet tooth, my husband) had eaten almost the whole entire batch! Yes, they were that good. The glaze was a perfect touch! I used the half & half that I had out already (I was making a chowder too, at the same time) … and used that instead of water in the glaze. Turned out great! The cinnamon was a great touch. 5 stars, my friend!
Thanks for coming back to let me know how you liked the cookies, Gloria. I’m so excited to get such a rave review, especially from a lady who makes sky-high, gorgeous cakes! I’m going to try the half and half instead of water next time. Thanks for the tip, and have a great weekend!
they look yummy!
Thanks so much!
Andi, these cookies are stunning! I love the banana spice cake combo and that glaze is phenomenal!
Thank you so much, Tanya! I’m going to be putting that glaze on lots of things in the future I’m sure :)
These look delicious! The banana and cinnamon totally make them acceptable for breakfast right?
I may have eaten one or two this morning after taking the photos… They are perfect with coffee! I’m pretty sure banana makes them breakfast food ;)